Table for use over radiators



April 8, 1924. 1,490,011

V. L. KAEHLER TABLE FOR USE OVER RA'DIATORS Filed March 5, 1923 IN VEN TOR.

MLJfae/zler ATTORNEY.

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VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF '10 JOSEPHINE L. JOENSON, OI PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TABLE ron. use ovna nama'rons 4 This invention relates to articles of furni;

' ture, and particularly to tables. 1

The general object of this invention is to 3 provide &table. which is adapted to be dis posed over a radiator and which is so coustructed that it will deflect the heat from the radiator outward into the room vand which is further so constructed that the table will not be affected by the heat given off from the radiator.

A further object is to provide a table of this character having a top and a lower wall separated from the top to form an air space between the lower wall and top, this lower wall being of metal and coated with asbestos '25 or other nonconductor of heat and being disposed immediately over the radiator, the

table being formed with air ducts whereby a constant circulation of air may be secured between the sheet metal wall and the table top and in the airspace so as to prevent the overheating of the table and prevent any warping of the table top. A still further object is to so connect the metallic l0wer. wall to the back rail and the x front rail of the table as to prevent the passage of air around the joint and into the air ace. Other objects will appear in the course of u the following descriptlon. y

My invention is illustrated in the accom panying drawings, wherein 7 Figure 1 is a sectional perspective view of my improved table;

Figure 2 is a transverse section from front to rear;

Figure .3 is a longitudinal sectional view- Referring to these drawings, 10. designates 4 a table top, 11- the front rail thereof, 12 the 50. back rail thereof, and 13 the legs. This ta ble may be of any suitable design and construction and may be made of any suitable material, preferably of wood. The back rail 12 is deeper than the front rail 11 and 'both the back rail and the front mil are 1928. Serial No. 622,580.

formed with longitudinally extendingopenings 14 through which air may ass. As illustrated, the back and front-rai s are cut away adjacent their upper edges so that the top 10 of the table forms the upper wall of the air p assages or ducts 14. There may be as many of these ducts as desired and the ducts might also be' made in the end rails of the table ifdesired: Preferably, however, they will be in the front and rear rails. 35 Disposed below, the table top is a wall 15 y of thin sheet metal, preferably steel, and cemented to the inner or upper face of this sheet metal wall is asbestos 16 or other suitable non heat-conducting material: The 7 front rail 11 is grooved, as at 17, to receive the forward edge of the sheet metal 15 and the wall 2 at its lower end is downwardly and rearw rdly grooved, as at 18,-to receive the rear ed of the sheet metal. As illustrated in F lgure 1, the sheet metal extends horizontally rearward from the front wall and then gradually curves down so as to more or less fit the curvature of the upper portion of an ordina radiator, desi ted in Figure 2. The end railsvof t e table are alsopreferably grooved so as to receive the ends of :the sheet 15, as at 19,"see Figure 3.

It will be seen that with this construction 88 anair chamber 20 is formed between the 'sheet metal 15 and the table top and that the ducts 14 permit a constant circulation of N cool air through this airspace. It will likewise be seen that the curved bottom wall 15- 00 acts to deflect the heat of the radiator outward into the room.

One of the chief difiiculties with radiators and other heating appliances is that the heat rises upward in a column and accumu-,

lates inthe upper portion of the room and hence it is most desirable to provide means. for causing the deflection of this heat out into the room and its general circulation in the lower portion of the room beforeit rises. This is secured by this table. At the same time the table top and the other arts of the table are thoroughly insulated om the gadiator so that they are not affected there- 105.

steel sheet metal of an desired character may be used and that do not wish to be limited to :the use of sheet metal for the wall 15, as it might be made of thin wood steam or hot water It will be understood that in place of-sheet inside of the table will be properly treated and covered with asbestos,

or of indurated fiber or the like. Any other heat insulating substance may be used in place of absestos Where desired, and the table comprising the rails 11, the top 10, the legs 13, etc., may be made of wood, iron, steel or anymetal or other substance desired. Preferably there will be a hard oil finish on all the outsideparts and the entire given one coat of metallic paint.

It will be understood that this table saves space, inasmuch as the 'table does not have to be set in front of a radiator or away from the radiator but may be set over the radiator. As stated, the table not only saves space but also causes the heat to be deflected outward into the room.

, I claim ,1. Atable adapted to be disposed over a radiator comprislng a table top, side andend rails, and legs, there being a heat insulating wall carried by the side and end rails below the top and there being an air space between the said wall and the top, certain of the rails being tudinally extending air ducts through which air may pass into the air space formed between the wall and the top of the table.

2. A table having a top, end rails, a front rail, ,and a back rail, the back rail extending downward below the front rail, certain of the rails having longitudinally extending air ducts cut therethrough and all of said rails along their lower margins being formed -with grooves, and a non-heat-conducting .wall having its margins disposed in saidformed with longigrooves, the wall extending rearward and downward to approximately fit over a radiator and deflect the heat of the radiator outward.

3. A table of the character described comprising a top, end rails, a front rail, and a back rail, the back rail extending downward below the front'rail and the front and back rails being provided with longitudinally extending slots constituting air ducts, the inner faces of the end rails, the front rail, and the back rail having longitudinally extending grooves, a metallic wall having its margins disposed in said grooves and having its inner'face. coated with a non-heat-conducting material, said metallic wall extending rearward from the front rail and then rearward and downward in a curve adapted to approximately fit the curvature of a radiator. a

4. An article of furniture adapted to be placed over a radiator and Including a top, end members, front and rear members, and a wall carried by said end, front and rear members, the wall being non-heat-conducting and being spaced from the top to form an air chamber between the wall and the top, there being openings through certain of said members to permlt the circulation of air between the top and said wall, to thereby prevent the heatin of the top, the wall being downwardly an rearwardly extended to form a heat deflector;

In testimony whereof I hereunto. afiix my signature.

VICTORIA KAEHLER. 

